Monday, January 18, 2016

US cake fav lands on Coast and other top stories.

  • US cake fav lands on Coast

    US cake fav lands on Coast
    World Famous Funnel Cakes are now on the Gold Coast.IT’S fluffy like a doughnut with the crunch of a churro and sweetness of a waffle … and it’s pimped out like an all-you-can-eat candy buffet.Welcome to the funnel cake, the American carnival treat being given an OTT Aussie twist.Imagine squeezing batter out of a tube into a boiling vat of oil; it’s a willy-nilly fried-up slice of awesome. Traditionally topped with icing sugar, it now sports such toppings as lashings of ice cream, chunks of cook..
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  • Positive drug test for young jockey

    Positive drug test for young jockey
    Another positive drug test has been recorded in Queensland racing.ANOTHER young Queensland jockey has tested positive to a banned drug in what is becoming a worrying trend for the sport.Racing Queensland yesterday confirmed a positive test to a banned substance was recorded at Gold Coast trackwork last week.Racing Queensland officials wouldn’t confirm the substance or whether the positive test was recorded by a trackwork rider or jockey.But the Bulletin understands the positive test relates to a..
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  • Technicalities cut cop DVO charges

    Technicalities cut cop DVO charges
    A SENIOR police officer accused of breaching a domestic violence order five times has had four of the charges thrown out on a technicality.The Gold Coast-based officer, who cannot be named, was stood down from official duties after he was charged with allegedly breaching the order.In the Southport Magistrates Court this morning prosecutor Julie Pietzner-Hagan said the offences allegedly involved “emotional and physiological abuse” between November and December last year.The court was told that i..
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  • Lift-off for biggest GC arts event

    Lift-off for biggest GC arts event
    Grayson Millwood and Kate Harman. Picture: John GassTHE Coast’s largest arts and culture festival will feature dancers on forklifts and circus stars in gigantic “bubbles” as it looks to evolve from its traditional selling point of music. The organisers of the fifth Bleach festival say they want to challenge perceptions of “what art is” and “where it should be performed” across three weekends from March 4.And as reported in the Gold Coast Bulletin last month, the festival will incorporate central..
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  • Parents pay thousands to spy on kids

    Parents pay thousands to spy on kids
    Paranoid parents are spending up to $10,000 on private investigators to find out if their children are taking drugs or mixing with the wrong crowd.PARANOID parents are spending up to $10,000 on private investigators to find out if their child is taking drugs or mixing with the wrong crowd. Gold Coast mums and dads are having their teenagers followed and kept under surveillance for an average rate of $125 an hour.Private eye David King said more parents were going to extreme lengths to keep their..
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  • Jobs uncertain as Masters plunges

    Jobs uncertain as Masters plunges
    Woolworths pulls out of Masters business1:26Woolworths says it�s going to either sell or wind up its Master home improvement business. The retail giant has suffered substantial losses from Masters & conceded it would take many years for it to become profitable. HUNDREDS of jobs across the Gold Coast are in jeopardy after Woolworths announced it would sell or close its struggling Masters stores.The Nerang, Robina, Upper Coomera and Bundall stores are among 63 nationwide under a cloud.The Robina ..
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  • Buyers line up for slice of high life

    Buyers line up for slice of high life
    73 Hedges Ave, Gold Coast.GOLD Coast’s most golden piece of coast has fired for the first time in 2016, with two sales already in the bag for 2016.Former Hayman Homes owner Stephen Anderson’s property at number 239 has reportedly sold for $6.1 million, while number 36 settled yesterday at rumoured price just under $2.1m.Property records show the seller at number 36 had the home for less than six months after buying it for $1.95m last July.Harvourt Coastal agent Tolemy Stevens, who made the sale,..
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  • Top Coast court cases for 2016

    Top Coast court cases for 2016
    Actors Amber Heard and Johnny Depp. Picture: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Art of ElysiumIF you thought 2015 was a wild ride — buckle up because this year you’ll see everything from the bizarre, to the ridiculous and outrageous at Southport Magistrates Court. Throw in some A-Grade celebrities, police whistleblowers, horrific domestic violence cases, millionaires playing up and of course bikies and there’s enough action for another George Miller Mad Max film.One of the most anticipated cases thi..
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  • Flashback: Population cap debate

    Flashback: Population cap debate
    Gold Coast History 130: Gold Coast Bulletin 2000, December 21. Front page.Gold Coast Bulletin, Thursday December 21, 2000IT was the year 2000 but the Gold Coast City Council’s attention was turned to the future of the region.Gold Coast History 130: Gold Coast Bulletin 2000, December 21. Front page.The Bulletin’s front page, just days before Christmas, revealed that the council had a “secret plan to close the doors to the Gold Coast when the population reached 1 million people.Business leaders sa..
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  • Locals escape shares slaughter

    Locals escape shares slaughter
    Donut King is part of the Retail Food Group.LISTED Gold Coast companies have escaped horror losses in a record start-of-year sharemarket slide that continued yesterday.The Australian share market yesterday ended the session in red amid heightened concerns about the Chinese economy following major falls on international markets.Despite recouping some of Monday’s sharp morning losses, the broader market closed 0.7 per cent lower with oil, mining and financial companies coming under heavy pressure...
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Bikies are moving back to the Gold Coast: LNP .Spear gun used in Gold Coast robbery .
Now is the time for Gold Coast craft beer brewers but venues haven't ... .Wild and windy weather batters Coast .

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